Project #81629 - African American Study

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Afrocentric idea is one of the leading of African American studies, the idea it self goes back to the 19th century. it is actually to shape the struggles of the 60s. Afrocentricity = Africa century. For so long Africa had been misrepresented, had been said that Africans have been misrepresented about their history and heritage, it had been clear that the civil rights shouldn't be just about civil right and politics but education because they haven't been educated and be reeducated. The history of black Africans has been told by Europeans. Where Africa becomes the focus. It's a reeducation of the history, to be less misrepresented of their heritage, where they can have a new approach to the black experience. Which will help them empower themselves in times of struggles. The misrepresentation came about as part of the way Africa was constructed, Africans were barbarians no history no culture, and when they were taken and brought to America they were considered lucky. There was a need to a new education of the new African heritage, they have to have self love to appreciate their heritage. The self love was taken by slavery.Many of the western philosophers went to Egypt to study before going to Europe which then made the history through Europe, its not just one experience its multiple experiences, which is now global. Africa is not just one identity. Its not just Africa its not just America ite Europe, its global.